U.S. Politics
The Democrat has made numerous anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks since entering Congress in January 2019.
A federal law protects religious institutions from unduly burdensome or discriminatory land-use regulations.
“The United States will continue to hold accountable Iranian officials and institutions that oppress and abuse their own people,” said U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
A group of 20 senators stress that it would “be met with deep concern from our mutual allies and partners, including Jordan and Egypt, and nearly universally viewed as a violation of international law.”
In a letter in April, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called for the U.S. Justice Department to “monitor New York City” for cases of “constitutional violations” concerning religious discrimination against Jews.
“It has become painfully clear that more must be done to educate Americans about the horrors of the Holocaust and the threat posed to the Jewish community through the use of Nazi hate symbols,” said Soifer.
Republicans and Democrats, however, have objected to reinstating him on assignments he held with Judiciary, Agriculture and Small Business.
The legislation, which comes in Jewish American Heritage Month, would expand the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s education programming to teachers nationwide.
They are also advocating inclusion of $12 million, matched by Israel, to fund new research partnerships in any future legislation to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Like the original letter, the latest version was drafted by Sens. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).
Rabbi Ariel Sadwin was among religious leaders at the May 7 ceremony in the Rose Garden.
In a special interview, U.S. envoy David Friedman dismisses the left’s criticism of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and reassures the right it will only have to contend with a Palestinian state “if the Palestinians become Canadians.”
